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HER Number:MDV25089
Name:Enclosure within settlement east of Sheeps Tor, Sheepstor

Summary

D-shaped enclosure within settlement to the east of Sheeps Tor with hut circle attached to south-east side

Location

Grid Reference:SX 569 682
Map Sheet:SX56NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSheepstor
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSHEEPSTOR

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/415

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

National Monument Record, 1977, SX5667, 1/127 (Aerial Photograph). SDV231152.

Photograph taken on 20th May 1977.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

D-shaped enclosure on south slope of Yellowmead Down. One hut circle attached to exterior of enclosure. Within field of field system. Area approximately 0.1 hectares.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

West side of possible enclosure visible on aerial photograph.

Environment Agency WMS, 2019, LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362957.

Possible enclosure visible on LIDAR data.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV231152Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1977. SX5667. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 1/127.
SDV319854Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic.
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital).
SDV362957Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2019. LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), 2019. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #129704 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV3359Parent of: Hut circle in settlement east of Sheeps Tor, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV3355Related to: Hut circle in settlement east of Sheeps Tor, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV3356Related to: Hut circle in settlement east of Sheeps Tor, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV3357Related to: Hut circle in settlement east of Sheeps Tor, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV3358Related to: Hut circle in settlement east of Sheeps Tor, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV3354Related to: Hut circle settlement on Yellowmead Down east of Sheeps Tor, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV3354Related to: Hut circle settlement on Yellowmead Down east of Sheeps Tor, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV3354Related to: Hut circle settlement on Yellowmead Down east of Sheeps Tor, Sheepstor (Monument)
MDV3354Related to: Hut circle settlement on Yellowmead Down east of Sheeps Tor, Sheepstor (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Apr 14 2021 11:59AM